The women's 800 metres at the

2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics The 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics was an international athletics competition for athletes qualifying as juniors (born 1993 or later) which was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, on 10–15 ...

will be held at the

Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys (, formerly known as the Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc and Estadio de Montjuic) is a stadium in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Originally built in 1927 for the 1929 Barcelona International Exposition, 1929 Internation ...

on 10, 11, and 12 July.http://www.iaaf.org/Mini/WJC12/Results/ResultsByEvent.aspx?/disctype=4/sex=W/discCode=800/combCode=hash/timetable.html

Medalists

Records

, the existing world junior and championship records were as follows.

Results

Heats

Qualification: The first 3 of each heat (Q) and the 6 fastest times (q) qualified

Semi-Final

Qualification: The first 2 of each heat (Q) and the 2 fastest times (q) qualified

Final

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 42 athletes from 30 countries participated in the event.

References

External links

WJC12 800 metres schedule
{{DEFAULTSORT:2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics - Women's 800 Metres

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